Data Visualisation Society: Event Officer

Hey, I’m Milena, and I’m usually the one planning and organising the meetups with my friends, so I would be very excited to be the event officer of the DataViz society!

I have many ideas to organise enjoyable and accessible events to achieve the society goals of increasing data literacy, making data storytelling more accessible, and building an interdisciplinary community. I will help with brainstorming, planning, and marketing society workshops led by students, staff, and external speakers so we can all learn about interesting data visualisation techniques together. I would also like to provide many opportunities to work together on projects within the society but also in collaboration with other societies to help spread awareness of and knowledge about their causes through data visualisation and infographics.

Building a community within the society is very important to me, so I will organise social events such as fun group competitions, quiz nights, picnics, museum visits and many more. I believe it is important to encourage contributions and communication between the society members to build a community, as well as ensure everyone has a good time at the events. Therefore, I will ask for regular feedback on events, listen to ideas and take them on board, to make sure DataViz events are as enjoyable and accessible as possible.

Hi everyone! My name is Helena and I’m a final year Human Sciences undergrad.

I’m running for Events Officer at the Data Visualisation Society as I believe in the importance of creating impactful and dynamic graphic representations to engage readers and provide strong visual support to information. I would like to help change the misconception that data visualisation is a boring discipline restricted to the academic and corporate world, and portray it instead as a versatile tool that allows us to present all kinds of information in fun and creative ways.

As the Events Officer I will do my best to:

• Provide balanced workshops on data visualisation tools that combine functionality and creativity, such as Tableau and Power BI, which are popular for academic and corporate use but simultaneously allow for a variety of visual styles.
• Host themed socials (e.g. Christmas) with a range of fun games, and collaborate with other societies to offer a wider variety of events.
• Organise events that cater to the members’ wants and needs, whether it is academic, professional, creative etc., and actively listen to the suggestions and opinions of members to plan future activities.